And I will wait upon the Lord, so Immanuel or the prophet calls out in cheerful confidence, that hideth His face from the house of Jacob, by rejecting the great mass of unbelievers among the people, and I will look for Him, trusting in the riches of His mercy, in the certainty of the salvation of His chosen people.
AND I WILL WAIT UPON THE LORD - This is the commencement of a new subject. The prophet had closed his former message; but had seen that in regard to the great mass of the nation, his exhortation had b...
CHAPTER 8 Jehovah's Word Through Isaiah and the Assyrian Announced 1. _The divine instruction and Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah 8:1)_ 2. _The Assyrian to come (Isaiah 8:5)_ 3. _The answer of faith (I...
MORE EXTRACTS ON THE CRISIS FROM ISAIAH'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. It is not clear how many bits of the autobiography are included here, but the section for the most part probably deals with the coalition of Sy...
WAIT. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 49:18). THE HOUSE OF JACOB. See note on Isaiah 2:5. AND. WILL LOOK, &C. See Hebrews 2:13....
The prophet, recognising the failure of his work as regards the nation, prepares a written record of his teaching, and deposits this as a sealed document in the custody of his disciples. By this solem...
_that hideth his face_ A very common expression for Jehovah's anger: Deuteronomy 31:17 f.; Micah 3:4; Jeremiah 33:5; Psalms 13:1;...
AND I WILL WAIT, &C.— These words belong to the Messiah. The Messiah here answers God the Father, that he perfectly acquiesces in his counsel, waiting with confidence reposed in him for the completion...
THE PEDAGOGY Isaiah 8:16-22 TEXT: Isaiah 8:16-22 16 Bind thou up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. 17 And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and...
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. AND - i:e., Accordingly. This is the believing response of Isaiah to the encouragement of God...
1. TAKE, etc.] read 'Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, Maher-shalal-hash-baz.' A MAN'S PEN] i.e. such as a common man would use for writing in large characters that al...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 8 ISAIAH’S SON WILL BE A SIGN TO THE PEOPLE V1 The *Lord sen...
AND I WILL WAIT UPON THE LORD, THAT HIDETH HIS FACE... — The words come in somewhat abruptly, but not to the extent that justifies the assumption of some critics that a verse has been lost. The prophe...
וְ חִכִּ֨יתִי֙ לַ יהוָ֔ה הַ מַּסְתִּ֥יר פָּנָ
CHAPTER VI KING AND MESSIAH; PEOPLE AND CHURCH 735-732 B.C. Isaiah 7:8, 9:Isaiah 7:1 THIS section of the book of Isaiah (Chapter s 7-9:7) consists of a number of separate prophecies uttered during...
FEAR GOD'S POWER, NOT MAN'S Isaiah 8:5-18 It seems likely that Syria and Samaria attacked Ahaz because he would not join in a federation against the growing power of Assyria. A strong party seems to...
In this section we have the account of how the prophet turns from his more public ministry to devote himself to a small circle of believing souls. This departure was signalized by his writing on a tab...
_Jacob. Having resolved on their ruin. (Calmet)_...
It should seem that this is the prophet's own testimony and his own resolution, in the calamitous times coming upon the church. In the prospect of the coming Saviour, under all apparently frowning pro...
17._Therefore I will wait for the Lord. _(132) I have chosen to render the particle ו (_vau_) by _therefore_; for the Prophet recovers himself, after having received from the Lord the consolation whic...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, AND 9:1-7. But this requires further development; and it is given in a remarkable manner in the next prophecy, comprised in Chapter s 7, 8, 9 to the end...
AND I WILL WAIT UPON THE LORD,.... Or "for the Lord" x; for the coming of Christ, the Immanuel, who would be a sanctuary to some, and a stone of stumbling to others, and whose doctrine in the meanwhil...
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. Ver. 17. _And I will wait upon the Lord._] I will patiently and peaceably submit to his holy will...
_And_ Or _yet_, as the same particle is translated, Jeremiah 2:32; Jeremiah 2:35, and elsewhere; _I will wait on the Lord_ Notwithstanding this dreadful prophecy, concerning the unbelief and rejection...
17-22 The prophet foresaw that the Lord would hide his face; but he would look for his return in favour to them again. Though not miraculous signs, the children's names were memorials from God, suite...
AND, or, as this particle is rendered JEREMIAH 2:32,35, and elsewhere, yet, notwithstanding this dreadful prophecy concerning the unbelief and rejection of Israel, I WILL WAIT UPON THE LORD; I will re...
Isaiah 8:17 wait H2442 (H8765) LORD H3068 hides H5641 (H8688) face H6440 house H1004 Jacob H3290 hope...
MEANWHILE ISAIAH AND HIS FOLLOWERS ARE NOT TO ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH ANY POLITICAL PARTY. ALL ARE HEADING FOR DISASTER. RATHER HE MUST SEAL THE TESTIMONY OF YAHWEH (ISAIAH 8:11). In the light of this f...
Isaiah 8:17 I. "I will wait upon the Lord." At all times we are to be like servants who are standing in the presence of their master, and who are ready, the very moment He shall give His orders, to go...
CONTENTS: Predictions of the Syrian invasion and of the desolations of Judah and Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Israel, Uriah, Zechariah, Maher, Shalal-hash-baz, Rezin, sons of Remaliah. CONCLUSION: If a n...
Isaiah 8:1. _Take thee a great roll._ Lowth reads, a large mirror. The Chaldaic has _scripturam claram,_ a fair writing, which might be on a polished plate; but the Versions read as the English. Isaia...
_And I will wait upon the Lord_ WAITING UPON THE LORD In the practice of this becoming resolution, Jehovah is the object of-- 1. Intense desire. 2. Diligent attention. 3. Earnest expectation. 4...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 8:16 The difference between the remnant (vv. Isaiah 8:16) and the hardened nation (vv. Isaiah 8:19)
WAITING ON THE LORD IN DESERTION AND GLOOM Isaiah 8:17. _And I will wait upon the Lord, &c._ I. THE CHARACTERISTIC APPELLATION OF JEHOVAH. “The God who hideth Himself” [866] [866] For details and s...
THE DUTY OF TEACHERS OF TRUTH IN TIMES OF NATIONAL PERVERSION Isaiah 8:16 In Hebrews 2:13 the commencement of Isaiah 8:18 is quoted as an utterance of the Messiah. This opens up questions concerning...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 8:1 THE SIGN OF MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ. The sign of Immanuel was recondite. In its more spiritual sense it appealed to faith in an event far distant. Even in its literal import, it w...
So in chapter 8 he continues in this prediction of the Assyrian invasion. Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaia...
1 Thessalonians 1:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:5; Deuteronomy 31:17; Deuteronomy 31:18;...
Yet — Yet, notwithstanding this dreadful prophecy concerning the rejection of Israel. Wait — I will cast my care upon him, and expect the accomplishment of his promise, in sending the Messiah, and in...